How to Install AgenDAV on macOS

AgenDAV is an open-source CalDAV and CardDAV web client for sharing calendars, contacts, and tasks. It is available for different operating systems, including macOS. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing AgenDAV on your macOS device.

Prerequisites

Before you start the installation, you need to ensure that your macOS device meets the following requirements:

  • Apache or Nginx web server installed and properly configured
  • PHP version 7.2 or newer with extensions for PDO, cURL, and mbstring
  • MySQL, MariaDB, or PostgreSQL database installed and configured
  • Git command-line tool installed

If you don't have any of these prerequisites installed, please refer to their respective installation instructions before proceeding.

Steps to Install AgenDAV on macOS

  1. Open the Terminal application on your macOS device.
  2. Clone the AgenDAV repository to your local machine using Git with the following command:
git clone https://github.com/agendav/agendav.git /path/to/agendav

Make sure to replace /path/to/agendav with the actual path where you want to install AgenDAV.

  1. Navigate to the AgenDAV directory using the command:
cd /path/to/agendav
  1. Copy the config.sample.inc.php file to config.inc.php using the command:
cp config.sample.inc.php config.inc.php
  1. Open the config.inc.php file using any text editor, and modify the following settings:
  • $pdo_dsn - Set this to the DSN for your database server, depending on the database you installed.
  • $pdo_user and $pdo_password - Set these to the username and password of the database user with permission to access the database.
  • $caldav_backend - Set this to the type of CalDAV server you are using (e.g., sabredav or owncloud).
  • $carddav_backend - Set this to the type of CardDAV server you are using (e.g., sabredav or owncloud).
  • $timezone - Set this to your timezone (e.g., Europe/London or America/New_York).

  1. Save and close the config.inc.php file.

  2. Create the data directory and give it write permissions using the command:

mkdir -p data/{cache,log,files}
chmod 777 data/{cache,log,files}
  1. Configure your web server to serve the AgenDAV directory.

If you're using Apache, you can create a VirtualHost configuration file with the following code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName calendar.example.com
    DocumentRoot "/path/to/agendav"
    ErrorLog "/path/to/agendav/data/log/error.log"
    CustomLog "/path/to/agendav/data/log/access.log" combined

    <Directory "/path/to/agendav">
        Require all granted
        AllowOverride All
        Options FollowSymLinks
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Make sure to replace calendar.example.com, /path/to/agendav, and the log file paths in the code to match your configuration.

  1. Restart your web server to apply the changes.

  2. Access AgenDAV on your web browser at http://calendar.example.com.

Conclusion

You have now installed AgenDAV on your macOS device and configured it to connect to your CalDAV and CardDAV servers. You can explore the web client to manage your calendars, contacts, and tasks. If you encounter any issues or errors during the installation, please refer to the AgenDAV documentation or community support forum for assistance.